Vulnerability identifier: #VU87246
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
macOS
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in ColorSync. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
macOS: 14.3.1 23D60, 14.3 23D56, 14.2.1 23C71, 14.2 23C64, 14.1 23B74 - 14.1.2 23B2091, 14.0 23A344
External links
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214084
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.